Sled



H. NILSSON.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7. I921.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- H. NILSSON.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 7. I92l.

2 M wz Mm 0 n mo an .Z J M 4 the runners 1, and each upright is provided NILS SON, O1 HAMMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, 01 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '7, 1922.

I Application filed January 7, 1921'. Serial No. 485,694.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HJALMAR NILssoN, a

citizen of the United. States, residin at Hammond, in the county of Lake and tate of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to sleds, andhas for its object the construction of a simple and eflicient childs sled which can be easily guided or steered. I

Another object of the invention is the production of a childs or hand sled which is comparatively simple in construction and which can be easily steered by the operator.

12 of said braces are fastened (Figs. 1 and standing upon the runners of the sled and slightly turning or exercising the twisting action upon the handle.

. With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view 1n side elevation of a sled constructed in accordance with the present invention, the dotted lines showing the positions of the parts when. the sled is in a folded or knocked down condition. Figure 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view of my sled, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. Figure 3 is a top, plan view of the sled.

Figure 4 is a rear viewin elevation ofthe sled. Figure 5 is a sectional view, taken on line 5-5, Fig. 3, and looking inthe direction of the arrows.

t Figure 6 is an inverted, perspective view of the spring foot rest device.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1-1 designates two spring steel runners which are extended upwardly at their front ends and are connected by a rod 2, upon which is positioned a sectional tubing 3. Nuts 4 fasten the runners 1 and the sectional tubing 3 upon the rod 2.

.Uprights 5 rest at their lower ends upon with a pair of metal strips 6, which strips 6 are fastened at their lower ends to the sides of the runners, and their upper ends are fastened to the sides of the uprights 5, securing the uprights to thev runners. These strips 6 serve to brace and securely fasten the uprights to the runners. -A handle 7 is attached to the upper ends of the uprights, and this handle is provided with grip portions 8. A cross piece 9 is connected at its ends to the uprights 5. Reach beams 10 are connected at their inner ends to the cross piece 9, and by means of strap irons 11 the outer ends of the reach beams 10 are fastened to the sectional tubing 3 between the outer ends of the runners 1. A pair of angles braces 12 are fastened to the cross iece 9 and the uprights 5, and a second pair 2) to the uprights 5 and the reach beams 10,

producing a very rigid and stable structure,

'10 near the uprights 5.

Spring foot-rest devices 14 are fastened upon the runners 1 contiguous to the uprights 5. Each foot device comprises a twisted body '15 having integral, substantially vU-shaped yokes 16 at its ends; these yokes 16 straddle the top of the runners, and suitable fastening means pass through the yokes and the runners for fastening the foot devices to said runners. The twisted bodies 15 are formed-from single strands of rather heavy metal and are twisted in oppositely extending semi-circular portions so as to provide a broad supporting surface. The operator may stand upon these foot devices, and by reason of their peculiar construction no snow or ice can collect thereon. Further, by reason of the twisted body structure 15, the foot-rest devices constitute a bracing structure for the'runners as they lend stability to said runne s, since the runners may be accidentally twisted in the rear of the uprights 5, b t the foot-rest devices will quickly. returncthe runners 1 to their normal parallel osition.

In Fig. 1, it Wlll be seen that by removing the ordinary fastening means, such as rivets and bolts for the several parts, that ings, certain minor changes or alterations mav appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same and I therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairly fall ners and a handle structure, of foot-rest de-.

within the-scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: v 1, In a sled, the combination with .run-

vices on said runners contiguous to said handle structure, each foot-rest device including a flat- 0 en body work resting upon a runner an yokes at the ends. of said body work fitting over the runner, and means fastenin the yokes and runners together.

-- 2. n a sled, the combination with runners, a handle structure on said runners, of spring foot-rest devices on said runners contiguous to said handle' structure, each footrest device comprising a twisted body provided at its ends with siibstantia-lly U-shaped okes, and means extending through said yokesand runners securing the yokes and runners to ether.

In testimony whereof signature.

. HJALMAR NILSSON.

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